Nashville, TN
(2013-12-23)ScottCounty was one of nine
communities across the state to receive a Hub and Spoke grant from the
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation to purchase recycling
equipment.

On
Monday, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Commissioner Bob
Martineau announced the award of approximately $2.3 million in Recycling
Equipment and Hub / Spoke Grants for FY 2014 projects to help reduce landfill
waste in Tennessee.

“We are pleased
to fund these projects through the state’s Solid Waste Management Fund,”
Martineau said. “These grants promote and increase recycling across the state
and engage partnerships among counties and municipalities,” he added.

Locally, Scott
County, in partnership with the Towns of Oneida, Huntsville and Winfield,
received an $114,118 Hub and Spoke Grant for the purpose of purchasing
recycling trailers and a plastic perforator, along with funds to expand the
recycling center in Huntsville to accommodate the anticipated additional recyclables.